Everton can seemingly never go just a day without some form of negativity creeping back in.
After all, having just enjoyed their first Premier League win since December, the very morning after some potentially devastating news emerged which could throw the club’s long-term financial security into jeopardy.
And whilst it remains solely speculation for now, there is no way that Evertonians would react well to this proposal, should it be pushed through.
It would also alienate 777 Partners before they have even been sworn in as owners.
777 Partners cannot be allowed to sell the stadium
Well, following one report that emerged just yesterday, rumours suggested that 777 Partners were entertaining the idea of offloading the stadium to a new investor.
MSP, who are owed a king’s ransom in loans following their investment earlier in the season, have now flirted with the idea of turning those funds into ownership of the brand-new arena.
Such a suggestion would be catastrophic for the future of Everton, who would effectively be selling their long-term ambitions in order to plug short-term problems.
It simply must be pushed back by those involved, but the worry is that the Miami-based firm already have a stranglehold on the club.
With Farhad Moshiri completely out of the picture, it feels like what they say goes now.
Bramley-Moore Dock is supposed to save Everton
Moshiri did not put all the work in to build Everton a new stadium just to see it frittered away at the first sign of hardship.
It was always going to represent a huge financial drain to construct such a monumental piece of architecture, and to go forward the club likely knew they had to take a step backwards.
Admittedly, that step was much larger than anticipated, but should they continue to survive the Bramley-Moore Dock represents a light at the end of the tunnel.
The financial boost that the club have been craving for so long, and what could, certainly in the long run, provide the necessary freedom needed to scale to the heights of the traditional top-six.
However, that will all be taken away if the stadium is sold, instead allowing others to profit from this magnificent structure through gate receipts, food drink and merchandise.
Should it be offloaded, there was realistically little point then in moving at all. This needs to be Everton’s saviour. Not just a bargaining chip that 777 Partners can cash in to cement their status as owners of the club. It cannot be allowed to happen.